Network congestion prevention and/or mitigation

摘要

Cell site congestion may result in dropped calls, time-outs on data sessions, web access problems, or the like. A network congestion status may be used to minimize network congestion. In an example embodiment, messages which are distributed via a network may be formatted based on the network's congestions status and a device's connection mechanism. Further, a network access may be based on the network's congestion status and on a device's connection mechanism.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining a congestion status of a network; comparing the congestion status of the network to a predetermined threshold; determining a connection mechanism of a device that is an intended recipient of a formatted emergency alert message; formatting an emergency alert message based at least on the congestion status; determining whether the connection mechanism supports a message formatted according to a first format that uses more network resources than a message formatted according to a second format; if the congestion status of the network exceeds the predetermined threshold and the connection mechanism does not support a message formatted according to a first format, formatting the emergency alert message according to the second format that uses less data than the first format; and distributing the formatted emergency alert message.